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1、AustraliaAustralia英语国家概况英语国家概况 Chapter 17 Government and Society英英语语国国家家概概况况Foreign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressCONTENTIPeople IIEconomyIIIEducationIVGovernmentForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research Press

2、GovernmentIvWhat is the Commonwealth of Australia composed of?Government system:reflects both the British and North American models of liberal democracy but with unique Australian characteristics.Three branches:the legislature,the executive and the judiciary.Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pr

3、essForeign Language Teaching and Research PressvPopulation:about 20 million in 2005vMulticultural Society:Diversity of PopulationDiversity of LanguageDiversity of ReligionvImmigration into AustraliaIIPeopleForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research Press 3.2 N

4、atural Resources 3.1 General Review 3.3 Tourism 3.4 Plants and AnimalsIIIEconomyForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressvWestern-style capitalist economyvGDP:foreign trade:best-performing industrymanufacturing:12.5%va major exporter:agricultural produc

5、ts(particularly wool,beef and mutton)minerals(such as iron-ore and gold)tourism(11%of total export earnings)3.1 General ReviewForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressvMinerals:had a tremendous impact on the countrys human history and patterns of settle

6、mentvEnergy:the only net energy exporters in the five OECD membersvAgriculture:one of the worlds largest producers of food,but the lowest percentage of cultivable areavFishery:contain a great variety of marine life3.2 Natural ResourcesForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teac

7、hing and Research PressCoastal landscapeEnjoy the JourneyNatural wondersCity trip3.3 TourismForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research Press Sydney 3.3 Tourism City Trip Melbourne Cairns Darwin Foreign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teach

8、ing and Research Press3.3 TourismNatural Wonders The Great Barrier ReefUluru(Ayers Rock)The Golden CoastThe Sydney Opera HouseForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research Press 3.3 TourismNatural Wonders Sydney Opera HouseForeign Language Teaching and Research P

9、ressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressvThere are around 20,000 to 25,000 different plants native to Australia.vUnique animals:marsupials,monotremes,placental mammalsvNational Flower:the Golden WattlevNational Tree:Eucalypt Gum trees3.4 Plants and AnimalsForeign Language Teaching and Resear

10、ch PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressIVEducation 4.2 Higher Education 4.3 Major Universities 4.1 Elementary and Secondary Education4.4 QuestionsForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressvChildren between 2 and 6 can go to kindergarten.vMos

11、t children start their primary school education at 5 and finish at 12.vChildren enter the secondary school system at 12 or 13.vAt the age of 17 or 18,they take state examinations for university entrance.4.1 Elementary and Secondary EducationForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Languag

12、e Teaching and Research Press4.2 Higher EducationvUniversity:There are 36 universities in Australia,which have long enjoyed an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research.vvocational training institutions:providing courses with a strong vocational focus such as travel,tourism,gr

13、aphic design,etc.vAdult and community educational institution:well-adapted to the needs of adult learners.Foreign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research Pressvestablished in 1850,the oldest university in Australiavranked the University fifth best in the world for

14、the Arts and Humanitiesvas a whole was ranked 37th in the world in 2008va member of the Group of EightFisher Library,the main building of the University of Sydney Library.University of Sydney4.3 Major UniversitiesForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research Pres

15、svThe second oldest university in Australiavhighly regarded in the fields of the engineering,arts,law,humanities,and biomedicinevGrowing Esteem”a plan aiming to consolidate its three core activitiesResearch,Learning and Knowledge transferUniversity of Melbourne4.3 Major UniversitiesForeign Language

16、Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressvEstablished in 1874,it is the third oldest university in Australia.vfive campuses throughout the metropolitan a rea,v Its main campus is located on the cultural boulevard of North Terrace University of Adelaide4.3 Major Universi

17、tiesForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressQuestionsvAustralia is considered one of the most interesting and alluring destination desirable to students who want to study abroad.vWhat special factors have attributed to helping foreign students make the

18、ir decision to study in this land?vTips:warm climate,high education standards,easygoing populationForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressvHow many areas is Australian educational system divided?vIn what way does the system differ from that of many other countries?vAustralia is in the South Hemisphere;therefore the academic year coincides with calendar year,starting in the end of January and finishing in December.Questions(cont.)